Updates for the week of 10.12.26

Helloooooooo, awesome CMS families!!

Just a reminder that there is no school on F 10.16.26 due to a Teacher Work Day!

We had a wonderful inaugural Young Knights of the Week breakfast (featuring Bodos bagels!) this past week!!  We honored our Young Knights who were selected last month by their teams for demonstrating the CMS RISE trait of Respect!!  Pictured: Team Emerald's Theo and his sister and mom!!

On the way back in from the fire drill...why not try out the amazing climbing wall?!

Our 6th graders are enjoying reading the novel Ghost as a grade level!!

Here are the updates and information for this week:

1.  Day colors this week - Below is each day's color for this week!

2.  Spray perfume/cologne/body mist - Some students have been bringing perfume/cologne/body mist to school and spraying it in the classrooms, hallways, common areas, etc.  This is problematic for our students and staff who have asthma.  Please ensure that your child does not bring perfume or cologne to school.  

3.  CMS Athletics this week -

Winter Cheer Interest Form 

Is your student interested in trying out for the winter cheer team? Check out this flyer and have your student fill out this form. Feel free to reach out to one of the coaches with any questions.

CMS Athletics Page

For more information on athletics for the season, check out our CMS Athletic Webpage that is updated weekly with upcoming games/tickets/and upcoming sports.

4.  Picture day (repeat) - Our picture day will be on W 10.21.26!!

5.  Toy Lift (repeat) - If you would like assistance from the Toy Lift in December, the applications are now open through November 12.

• Application in English: https://bit.ly/toylift2026

• Application in Spanish:  https://bit.ly/juguete2026

6.  Upcoming spirit days/week (repeat) - 

• M 10.05.26 - Wear BLUE in support of World Bullying Prevention Day

• W 10.21.26 - Wear ORANGE in support of Unity Day

• M 10.26.26 - F 10.30.26 - Bullying Prevention Spirit Week

7.  Share your feedback about the SRO program (repeat) - An important part of our new School Resource Officers Program is gathering feedback from staff, students, and families. Please use this form to share your thoughts about Officer Arron Arreguin at CHS, Officer Tyree Kirby at CMS, and/or the program in general. To learn more about the program, including our Memorandum of Understanding with the Charlottesville Police Department, visit https://charlottesvilleschools.org/SROs.

8.  Information from community partners - 

• Free tutoring (new)

• JackFest on 10.18.26 (repeat)

• Parks & Rec Youth Basketball (repeat)

• Parks & Rec Youth Pickleball (repeat)

• CAYIP internship program (repeat)

• City of Charlottesville “Connect” Sites for after school (repeat)

Much love,

Summer Thompson

Principal

UPCOMING EVENTS M 10.12.26 - End of Q1 F 10.16.26 - Teacher Work Day (no school for students) W 10.21.26 - Picture Day F 10.23.26 - Report cards sent home via ParentSquare